The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-09-10
IN THE LABOR woRLn.
Specially Compiled for the Toilers by anAd-
vooate Man.

Specially Compiled for the Toilers by anAd
vooate Man.
Labor day wasquite generally observe,
throughout this section.
There are supposed to be at This tim,
100000 Knights Of Labor.
"A new labor organization known as tho
Knights of Industry has been started and is
making considerable headway.
The Lehigh Valley railroad company is
making large additions to its equipment tc
meet It's increasing shipments west.
Coal cars have become so scarce on
the Pennsylvania Railroad that shipments
of coal are greatly retarded thereby.
If the demands of the miners ale not
complied with by Saturday evening there
will be a strike Throughout the entire coal
regions.
"A maclipe shop one hundeed and sey-
cnty five by forty five feet is to be erected
for the Land S. railroad at Mauch Chunk
along the Lehigh above the station.
The X. Of L. assemblies of Nesquehon-
ing, Summit Hill, Lansford, Coal Dale,
Seek and Thmaqua, paraded at Lansford
yesterday, IN observance of Labor Day.
1t is said that the Crown slate quarry
at Pen Argyll, which has been idle for some
time has been leased by capitalists who in
tend to erect a factory and manufacture
mantels, silks, etc.
All the switchmen in the employ of
the Chicago and Alton Railroad in Chicago
have presented demand the company for
shorter hours and the abolition of the
blacklist letter system.
The bitumlnous coal trade is STEADY. but
the growing scarcity of cars makes it diff
cult to fill orders promptly. The prices of
all good qualities of soft coal are reported
to be'held firmly.
The Reading lr7n Works is doing even
better than the law requires-it is gong to
pay its employees weekly instead of semi.
monthly. WorlSingmen will be apt to CON
trast the refusal of some companies to abide
by the semi-monthly pay law with this I'M
solicited action of the Reading Iron Co.
No man can be "helped" He must
help himself There is only one way to
improve any mans condition, and that is
to earn more than he spends. The man
or woman who will join that anti-poyerty
society, will meyer have any quarrel with
society. The man who does not, is a life
member of poverty society from which he
can never resign.
Hearty cooperation amongst the toilers
is significant feature in their association.
Banded together to protect the cause of the
masses, knowing and feeling each others
aims and aspirations they are in honor
bound to protect themselves, their families
and their brethren. Let the good and noble |
work go on until the tyranny and oppres-
sion of bosses is no more.
Reports from the Hazleton region.
where the individual coal operators have
adopted the two weeks pay system, saws
that notable change is already felt in the
business circles of the town. One merchant
in particular said though IL has occurred
but twice, he received more money over his
counter than for any month previous for
six months back. Not only i'm business
matters is it said TO have made an impress
sion but ii seems to haye fairly changed the
countenances of the men themselves by
knowing and realizing that the time has
come when they can handle their own earn
ings and receive it when earned. They
claim that having their earnings paid to
them every two weeks enables them to buy
where they please and where they can pur-
chase the best articles for the least money,
Hernh